Transnistrian War

Transnistrian War
Part of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Transnistria conflict

Separatist forces during the Battle of Bender
Date2 November 1990 – 21 July 1992
(1 year, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Main phase: 2 March – 21 July 1992
(4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Result

Ceasefire agreement signed on 21 july 1992

  • Transnistria is a de facto independent state, but remains internationally recognized as part of Moldova
Belligerents
/ Moldova
Supported by:
 Romania
Commanders and leaders
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Units involved

Armed Forces

  • Republican Guard

Ministry of Interior

Russian Armed Forces

Russian volunteers

Gagauz volunteers
/ Ukrainian volunteers

  • UNA-UNSO (aimed to make Transnistria part of Ukraine)
Casualties and losses
316–637 civilians killed in total

The Transnistrian War (Romanian: Războiul din Transnistria; Russian: Война в Приднестровье, romanizedVoyna v Pridnestrovye) was an armed conflict that broke out on 2 November 1990 in Dubăsari between pro-Transnistria (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, PMR) forces, including the Transnistrian Republican Guard, militia and neo-Cossack units, which were supported by elements of the Russian 14th Army, and pro-Moldovan forces, including Moldovan troops and police.

Fighting intensified on 1 March 1992 and, alternating with ad hoc ceasefires, lasted throughout the spring and early summer of 1992 until a ceasefire was declared on 21 July 1992, which has held. The conflict is sometimes known as the Moldovan–Russian war (Romanian: Războiul moldo-rus) in Moldova and Romania.